Teaching students to write a business letter

Copy the Letter to the Mars Candy Company from Letters From a Nut and make a class set of the copy, plus a transparency if you are using them. Lesson Directions Day 1 Step 1: Give students time to eat. When they finish, ask them what they liked or disliked about the candy.

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Introduction If you have any old letters, bring a few you can read to the class. Read about two short letters you have received to your students. Inform them they are going to write their own letters.

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Pass your letters around for the students to see. Tell the students that before they begin writing a letter, there are some things they need to know—namely, the parts that make up the letter. The first part is the greeting.

Next to the head, write "greeting" and explain that a letter begins with a greeting.

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It's how we say hello. Move down to the body. Tell students that a letter must also have a body. The body is where the actual content of the letter is located. Move down to the feet. Tell students that a letter must have a closing, and the feet are the closing of the letter.

It's how we say goodbye. Review what each section means. Have students write "greeting" next to the heads. List several greetings on the board, e. Move down to the feet and have them write "closing.

Circle the greeting used in the letter and write "greeting" next to it. Write sentences, and write the word body next to them. Add the closing, circle it, and write "closing" next to it.

Remind students to always write their name after the closing. Independent working time 20 minutes Give each student a sheet of butcher paper. Have students pair up. Each students should lay down on his butcher paper and have his partner trace his body outline onto the sheet.

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Remind them their drawings do not have to be perfect. Once everyone has finished, they should look at the board and write the parts of the letter next to their bodies. Have them put their outlines in a visible spot so that they can be used as a reminder when they write.

Pass out the Write a Letter worksheet. Have each student to choose a friend to write to. In the body of the letter, have each student tell his friend one thing he likes about school. Remind students to use closings and sign their names.

They can use the greetings and closings you have listed on the board.Students will be able to write and type a formal business letter, using the standard block-style format that is accepted by most businesses.

Students will be able to define and label parts of a formal business letter. The Purdue Online Writing Lab Welcome to the Purdue OWL. We offer free resources including Writing and Teaching Writing, Research, Grammar and Mechanics, Style Guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), and Job Search and Professional Writing.

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Letter writing can be fun, help children learn to compose written text, and provide handwriting practice. This guide contains activities to help children ages put pen to paper and make someone's day with a handwritten letter.

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In this activity, learners attempt to re-write an inappropriately informal business letter in a more appropriate, formal style. Jun 15, · How to Write a Letter Asking to Volunteer. In this Article: Article Summary Finding a Position Drafting a Letter Sending Out Your Letter Sample Letters Community Q&A Volunteering is the act of giving your time and services to another person or .